On 18/06/2013 08:56, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:46:28 +0100, polygonum wrote:

For my TomTom I bought something similar to (but not the same as, and
definitely cheaper than) this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000LRMS66

How heavy is it? I'm not keen on loose objects in cars that have much
mass. Have an accident (rolling, or becoming airborne shakes things
up nicely) for any reason and they end up flying about at relatively
high velocities, ie. the car and you (as you are strapped to it) have
slowed down or stopped but loose objects haven't. I wouldn't like to
be hit on the head by a ricocheting satnav doing 30 mph...

This comes from experience of hitting a (small) tree, rolling a car,
and watching the play backs of cameras mounted in cars for various TV
stunts. Any loose really does fly about all over the place.

It has some heft, enough not to wander around under ordinary
circumstances. I have always worried more about things behind me! You
have a point but I wonder how bad it would be compared with, for
example, a satnav on its own. It is at least supremely blunt whereas a
TomTom has quite a narrow edge all round it.

--
Rod